KARACHI:Heavy rains and windstorm hit Karachi on Wednesday night, killing four people, including three children.
According to rescue sources, a five-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl were killed when the wall of a house in Malir Millat Town collapsed.
In another incident, a 45-year-old man was killed when a wall collapsed in the Gulshan-e-Arisha area of Karachi city.
An eight-year-old child was killed when a wall collapsed in Mahmudabad’s Chanesar Goth Karachi.
The Meteorological Department has released a record of rainfall in different parts of Karachi. The Met Office said the highest rainfall in Karachi was recorded at Nazimabad at 38 mm.
The Meteorology Department said 22 mm of rain was recorded at Jinnah Terminal, 15 mm at Old Airport, 8 mm at PAF Faisal Base, 6 mm of rain in Quaidabad, 5.8 mm on University Road, 4.4 mm in Gulshan-e-Maymar, 2.7 mm in Saadi Town, 2 mm in Orangi Town and 1.7 mm in Surjani Town.